Padma Lakshmi: Biography, Latest News & Videos

  • Birth Name: Padma Parvati Lakshmi
  • Birth Place: Madras, India
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/01/1970, Virgo
  • Profession: TV-show host; actor; model
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Top Chef's Grayson: I Wasn't Excited About Last Chance Kitchen

Grayson Schmitz's big Top Chef adventure came to an end when her stuffed chicken dish for guest judge Pee Wee Herman was deemed... well, we don't really know what. It was big and featured multiple seasonal flavors, but it wasn't under-seasoned or undercooked, like Sarah's or Ed's. "The whole thing is so subjective and I think it was really close, but ultimately they liked mine the least for whatever reason," she tells TVGuide.com. "And that's fine. Someone had to go home and it was me." But the New York-based chef didn't go directly home: She faced off with Beverly on Last Chance Kitchen to win a spot back on the show (the winner will be revealed and will re-enter the competition on next week's episode), which didn't exactly thrill her. Find out why below.
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Top Chef's Heather: I'm Not a Bully

Was it karma that sent Heather Terhune packing from Top Chef? After weeks of verbally assaulting Beverly, she was booted for her disastrous Beef Stroganoff the same day that her frenemy placed in the top three in both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. "I think it was all me, nothing else," Heather tells TVGuide.com. "I didn't cook the meat properly and I have no one and nothing to blame but myself." But the Chicago-based chef knows the story line couldn't have been scripted any better. "[Beverly] does well and the villain leaves!" So what exactly was the deal between the two of them? Find out below.
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Cheers & Jeers: Top Chef Messes Up in Texas

Jeers to Top Chef: Texas for throwing too many cooks into the broth.

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Top Chef: An Interview With Pee-wee Herman
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Top Chef: Schmitz Happens
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Top Chef: The Fifth Chef
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Top Chef: An Interview With Pee-wee Herman
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The Doorman
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Rocco's Dinner Party [HD]: The Mystery Guest [HD]
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30 Rock [HD]: The Problem Solvers [HD]
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Top Chef Masters: Top Chef Master
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Top Chef: Finale, Pt. 2
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2008 The Doorman Movie, Actor
2006 The Ten Commandments TV Show Series, Actor - Princess Bithia
2006 The Ten Commandments TV Show Series, Actor - Princeses Bithia
2006 Top Chef TV Show Series, Host
2001 Glitter Movie, Actor - Sylk

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Is Bigger Better? 5 Things to Know About Top Chef: Texas

As we all know, everything is bigger in Texas — and that includes Top Chef.

Top Chef heads to Texas for Season 9

The Emmy-winning series hits the Lone Star State for Season 9 — bigger than ever before with an unprecedented 29 cheftestants. That's not the only difference this season though. Here are five things to know before you saddle up for the premiere (Wednesday, 10/9c, Bravo):
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Fabio Viviani Is Finally Top Chef — of the "Super Sexy" Chow Ciao

Fabio Viviani fielded his share of TV show pitches the last few years — including one with Bravo that never came to fruition — but the endlessly quotable Top Chef alum finally joined forces with Yahoo!, not a network, to launch his Italian-cooking series Chow Ciao. "[With the previous TV pitches] I was kind of put on the spot for doing content for the network rather than be myself," Viviani tells TVGuide.com. "Once Yahoo! approached me, they just asked me to be me." The 3-to-5 minute episodes, part of Yahoo!'s new slate of online shows, go live every Monday and features Viviani demonstrating his favorite dishes, which, of course do not include burgers (or "boor-gers"). Find out what else you can expect from the series, if Viviani will pop on Top Chef again, and how his beloved turtle is doing.
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VIDEO: Are Just Desserts' Gail Simmons and Johnny Iuzzini Up for a Top Chef Crossover?

With Top Chef and Top Chef: Just Desserts not going anywhere anytime soon, could a crossover episode be in the offing?

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Top Chef Heads to Texas for Season 9

After an all-star season, Top Chef is heading to the Lone Star State.

The ninth season of the Emmy-winning series will take place in Texas, Bravo announced Tuesday. And because everything is bigger there, the season will ...
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Top Chef: All-Stars Reunion: Tom and Elia Go Head to Head!

In case you missed it, Elia is so not over having been eliminated first on Top Chef All-Stars.

After getting the boot in the season premiere, she mouthed off to the press about how she had been unfairly judged and specifically went after head judge Tom, accusing him of not serving grass-fed beef in his restaurants and endorsing Diet Coke. "He has become someone who is not all about the food anymore," she told the Chicago Tribune in December. "He's not all about supporting farmers markets. He's all about high-fructose corn syrup and there is only corn-fed beef on all of his menus now."

Top Chef's Mike: I thought I won

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